Music Workshops

Green Hills Guitar Studio offers lessons to both individuals and groups of all sizes. If you’re interested in an intensive group learning experience to jumpstart your guitar playing or work on your skills with like-minded musicians in a cooperative setting, contact us for more information.

We currently offer 2 workshops: Guitar I and Guitar II. Details about each of the workshops are listed below.

Guitar I Workshop: Beginning Guitar

8 spaces available

Guitars can be provided if you don’t have one. Just let us know in advance!

This beginner’s workshop gets you familiar with your instrument, teaches you the basic tuning and hand positioning, covers reading basic music, and gets you started with a couple of songs. Join us solo or with a couple of your closest musician friends interested in learning guitar.

Open to all ages and skill levels, this workshop will start from ground zero and build from there. If you have played guitar in the past, had some lessons and need a refresher, or you are starting from scratch, this is the class for you!

All handouts and music will be provided.

What we will cover:

How to read guitar tablature

How to read chord diagrams, open position chords and fingerings.

Hand position and strumming technique

Strategies for smooth chord changes and transitions

The most common rhythms and strum patterns used in songs

Rhythm and counting whole notes, quarter notes and eighth notes

Playing guitar in different time signatures.

An introduction to sight reading in the open position

Alternate picking technique and finger exercises to help with independence and strength

Cost: 3 hours/$90

Dates & times:

Sat Nov. 3, 9am-12

Sat Dec 15, 10am-1

Jan 12, 3pm-6

Guitar II Workshop: Beginning Blues & Rock Guitar

8 spaces available

This workshop is open to all ages and skill levels. It will start from ground zero and build from there, focusing on blues guitar skills. If you have played guitar in the past, had some lessons and need a refresher or you are starting from scratch, this is the class for you!

All handouts and music will be provided.

Dates & times:

Sun, Nov 4, 12-3

Sun Dec 16, 5-8

Tues Jan 8, 6-9

Cost: 3 hours/$90

What we will cover:

The basics and foundation for beginning blues rhythm guitar and lead guitar

How to read chord diagrams

How to read guitar tablature

Blues guitar riffs and rhythms

Blues guitar licks and learning to improvise

The minor and major Pentatonic scales

The blues scale

Blues guitar turnarounds

12 bar blues progressions

1-4-5 chords

Learning to play by ear, jam with your friends and to your favorite songs and recordings

Fill out the form below for more information about guitar workshops, or visit our music lessons page to find out more about individual guitar, piano, voice, or bass lessons.

Shane is teaching my 4-year-old son how to play guitar. He really gets through to him, by being so nice, so patient (very important when you're 4-years-old) and so encouraging. We're still learning the basics, but the way Shane presents the material makes it very easy to learn. It's laid back, but we're learning! As for the location, parking has been an issue for us on occasion, so give yourself a few extra minutes beforehand to find a spot. Overall, very pleased.

I'm a singer/songwriter and a freshman Songwriting major at Belmont University. I looked into taking guitar lessons after realizing that I didn't know enough theory or enough guitar to keep up with others I wrote with. In just the few short months of lessons, Shane has gone above and beyond to help "fill in the gaps" of my guitar/ theory knowledge. He's excellent guitarist and teacher, and has helped to not only improve my playing, but also my songwriting and my confidence in music theory. Highly recommended!

Shane has been teaching my elementary age girls for a year. They have made incredible advances in reading and playing music. His method is relaxed but systematic and organized. They are excited to go to lessons and excited to practice, and they are playing all music genres relevant to the lesson that is taught. What keeps them really hooked is that he peppers music into the lessons that they choose, and it really rounds out the experience. He is patient and can really draw out the student. The lessons are not cookie cutter, but very tailored to the needs and skills of the student. I can't say enough good things about Green Hills Guitar Studio.

I recently decided to return to playing the guitar after a "break" of over 3 decades. I chose to begin lessons with Shane after researching options. I have been very pleased with Shane's skills and patience! He really wants the learning experience to be enjoyable and enriching. I would recommend Shane Lamb to anyone of any age and any skill level.